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Blown Tire Causes Dump Truck Rollover

(La Porte County, IN) - The driver of a dump truck in the southern part of La Porte County was hurt in a rollover after one of his tires blew out on Tuesday.

 

At about 7 a.m., La Porte County Police said, the dump truck was headed southbound on U.S. 421 when its front driver’s side tire blew.

 

The driver slammed hard enough on his brakes to leave skid marks on the pavement as he veered left across the highway and into a ditch, rolling before coming to rest in a field near County Road 1800 South.

 

The driver, 33-year-old Patrick Williams, Jr., complained of pain over his entire body before being taken to a hospital to be examined further.

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